Obituaries

Samuel Titta
Apr 1, 2006
Samuel William â??Samâ?? Titta, 76, of Madamâ??s Creek, Hinton, died Saturday, April 1, 2006 at the Raleigh General Hospital at Beckley, following a short illness. Born July 4, 1929 in Wyoming Co., he was the son of the late Constantino Salvatoria and Maria Aeillo Titta. Sam had lived most of his life in Summers Co. he was a retired machinist...

Connie Tucher
Mar 30, 2006
Connie Sue Richmond Tucher, 52 of Indianapolis, left us to be with Jesus, Thursday, March 30, 2006. Born February 5, 1954 in Radford, VA she was the daughter of Norman L. and Madeline Ward Richmond of Sandstone. Connie worked at Community Hospital North for over 20 years. She loved her job and had many special friends there. She had recently...

Hubert Pate
Mar 29, 2006
Hubert L. â??Sonnyâ?? Pate, 67, of Pipestem, died at 1:25 A.M. Wednesday at the Princeton Community Hospital at Princeton, following a long illness. Born December 14, 1938 at Richmond, VA, he was the son of Mrs. Mildred Eleanor Parker Pate Fore of Amelia, VA and the late Samuel Jackson Pate. Sonny had lived most of his life in Summers Co.,...

Justine Roope
Mar 29, 2006
Justine â??Teenyâ?? Bennett Roope, 77, of New River Road Hinton, died at 3:00 P.M. Wednesday March 29, 2006 at the Princeton Community Hospital, following a long illness. Born October 23, 1928 in Raleigh County she was the daughter of Mrs. Lola Adkins Bennett of Hinton and the late Frank Bennett. She was a homemaker and a member of the Women...

Anna Maddox
Mar 27, 2006
Anna May Maddox, 72, of Hinton, former resident of Turnersville, NJ, died at 6:29 A.M. Monday, March 27, 2006 at her residence, following a long illness. Born April 7, 1933 at Rockville, MD, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Thelma May Vaughn Swann. Mrs. Maddox was a retired employee of the New Jersey Transit and a member...

Freddie Lilly
Mar 25, 2006
Freddie Lilly 70, of Ellison died at 10:00 A.M. Saturday March 25, 2006 in the Charleston Area Medical Center following a short illness. Born November 6, 1935 at Ellison he was a son of the late Kennet and Thelma Mae Farley Lilly. Lifelong resident of Ellison and a member of the Ellison Missionary Baptist Church. Preceded in death by one...

Cecil Underwood
Mar 22, 2006
Cecil Edeford Underwood Sr., 78 of Jumping Branch, died Wednesday, March 22, 2006 at the Heartland of Beckley, following a long illness. Born July 12, 1927 in Franklin Co., Va., he was the son of the late James Arthur and Pearl Turner Underwood. Mr. Underwood was a lifelong resident of Summers Co., he was a retired mechanic and truck driver...

Daisy Tate
Mar 20, 2006
Daisy Leona Martin Tate, 81, of Hinton died 12:55 A.M. Monday, March 20, 2006 following a long illness. Born September 26, 1924 in Hinton she was a daughter of the late Amos F. and Vida Mae Martin. A lifelong resident of Summers County and a member of the Avis Holiness Church. Preceded in death by her husband, Paul J. Tate...

Deborah Cales
Mar 19, 2006
Deborah Sue Dobbins Cales, 50, of Nimitz died Sunday March 19, 2006 at her home following a short illness. Born May 3, 1955 in Hinton, she was the daughter of the late Roy L. â??Budâ?? and Eva Marie Ellison Dobbins. Debbie was a member of the Grace Baptist Church at Nimitz. A licensed practical nurse who had worked for several...

Ruth Taylor
Mar 17, 2006
Ruth K. Taylor, 61, of Jumping Branch, died Friday, March 17, 2006 at the Raleigh General Hospital at Beckley, following a sudden illness. Born May 1, 1944 at Brady, WV, she was the daughter of the late William â??Billâ?? and Beulah Lewis. Ruth was a loving wife and mother, she was a homemaker and had worked as a teachersâ?? aide...

Edgar Rose
Mar 17, 2006
â??E. R.â?? Edgar Russell Rose, 83, of White Oak, lifted his arms and embraces his Lord at 8:00 P.M. on Friday, March 17th 2006 at the Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital. Born March 31, 1922 in Hinton, WV, he was the son of the late R. C. Rose of High Point, NC and the late Myrtle Farley Stoddard of Hinton. â??E.R.â??...

Brian Romanello
Mar 13, 2006
Brian Christopher Romanello, infant son of Brent Romanello and Michele Rutherford Tharp of Forest Hill, went to be with the Lord at birth on Monday, March 13, 2006 at 12:07 A.M. Preceded in death by his Paternal Grandmother, Carol Burnice Romanello, Maternal Great Great Grandmother, Sadie Gill, a Great Aunt, Kathy Little and an Aunt, Patricia Kaye Romanello. Besides his...

Helen Light
Mar 7, 2006
Helen V. Mann Light, 83, of Hinton, passed away at the Summers Co. Appalachian Regional Hospital on March 7, 2006. She had been a resident of long term care for several years. Born November 12, 1922 at Talcott, WV, she was the daughter of the late Ernest E. and Rose Jane Welder Mann. Mrs. Light was a homemaker and had...

Frank Beasley
Feb 28, 2006
Mr. Frank Marion Beasley, Jr., 77, of Hilldale, died Monday, February 28, 2006 at the Summers Co. Nursing and Rehabilitation Center at Hilldale, following a short illness. Born March 27, 1928 at Forest Hill, he was the son of the late Frank Marion and Lettie Beatrice Meador Beasley. Mr. Beasley was a retired Painting Contractor and had lived most of...

Carrie Davis
Feb 25, 2006
Carrie M. Davis, 90, of Ballengee, died Friday at 5:16 P.M. at the Summers Co. Applachian Regional Hospital at Hinton, following a long illness. Born August 30, 1015 at Wayside, she was the daughter of the late Ote and Ada Pitzer Hudson Wilson. Mrs. Davis was a homemaker and a member of the Oak Grove United Methodist Church at Ballengee....

Clifton Williams
Feb 21, 2006
Clifton M. Williams, 75, of Southside, Hinton, went to be with the Lord Tuesday, February 21, 2006 at the Roanoke Memorial Hospital, at Roanoke, VA following a long illness. Born November 8, 1930 at Hinton, he was the son of the late Rufus Clyde and Lura Moten Williams. Clifton was retired from the United States Defense Department where he worked...

Glen Beheler
Feb 5, 2006
Glen Beheler, 60, of Hinton, died Sunday, February 05, 2006 at 11:30 A.M. at his home, following a long illness. Born in Hinton on July 30, 1945 he was the son of the late Zed and Edith Cales Beheler, he was a retired employee of the Wilson Tree Co. Preceded in death by his wife Shelvia Beheler and one brother...

Ida Bower
Feb 4, 2006
Ida Mae Bower, 85 of Hilldale, went to be with the Lord at 11:10 P.M. Saturday, February 4, 2006 at the Summers Co. Nursing and Rehabilitation Center at Hilldale, following a long illness. Born May 14, 1920 in Summers Co., she was the daughter of the late Frank M. and Lettie Beatrice Meador Beasley. Mrs. Bower was a lifelong resident...

Steven Amick
Feb 2, 2006
Steven Breck Amick, 53, of Oak Grove, VA, died February 2, 2006 at his home, following a long courageous battle with cancer. Born September 11, 1952 at Oakland, CA, he was the son of Carl and Loretta Thurmon Amick of Nimitz. Upon graduation from West Virginia Institute of Technology in 1974, Mr. Amick served at the Naval Surface Warfare Center...

Judith Creed
Jan 31, 2006
Judith Ann Creed, 67, of Rainelle, died Tuesday, January 31, 2006 at the Greenbrier Valley Medical Center at Fairlea, following short illness. Born December 3, 1938 at Caretta, WV, she was the daughter of the late Shade M. and Selma E. Folden Creed. She was a homemaker and a member of the Peoples Baptist Church of Frederick, MD. Survived by...